Multiple QME Panels in Cumulative Trauma Claims Involving Multiple Defendants
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Pursuant to Labor Code § 5500.5(a), liability for a cumulative trauma (CT) injury is limited to the employer(s) that employed the worker during the one-year period immediately preceding the date of injury (LC 5412), or the last date of injurious exposure, whichever occurs first. That means multiple employers or insurers can be liable for a CT injury.